The New York Times

No. 0813

1 Breakout performance 9 Some diner orders 15 Mocking response to whining 16 Stick

17 “Did you really just say that?” 18 Midwest city that shares its name with a suburb of Phoenix

19 One way to take a stand, ironically? 20 End up choosing 22 Close 24 Speeds 25 Serves the purpose of

28 Brand with the flavors Grabbin’ Grape and Blazin’ Blueberry 29 Active ingredient in marijuana, for short

32 They might claim that things are fixed

34 Bay ___ (certain horse)

36 Bit of metal texturing 37 Follower of twentyor thirty38 Hint 39 Org. behind the Carl Sagan Center 40 Hardly a cheapskate 42 Cardi B’s “___ Bad” 43 Choler 44 Setting in Marvel Comics 45 Wind with a threeoctave range 47 Where majors have majors, in brief? 48 Track #1 on the Beatles compilation album “1” 51 That’s a wrap! 55 Pioneering Ford auto 56 Ticket line? 58 Handsome guy 59 When Harry first shared a ride with Sally, e.g. 60 Father of Hecate 61 Person who is willfully alone?

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1 Plants 2 Neighbor of a Malay 3 ___ much 4 Revolutionary inventions in the cooking world? 5 Campaign Q&A 6 [Thinking …] 7 Put down, in a way 8 Put down, in a way 9 Study of touch, as with smartphone screens 10 Artist behind the best-selling album of the 21st century (30+ million units) 11 Close-to-theground sports feat 12 “My ___!” 13 Pseudonymous children’s author Hunter 14 With 55-Down, oceanographer’s aid 21 Even more, perhaps 23 Camp show grp. 25 Bidding considerations 26 Traffic directors? 27 It’s “rarely pure and never simple,” Oscar Wilde once wrote 28 Target of some trimming 30 Insight offerer 31 Baller, in old lingo 33 Do in the evening 35 Lead-in to core or fest 38 Bikini, e.g. 40 Natural material used for fuel 41 Kung ___ 46 Refute 47 Title of hits by Garth Brooks and Lil Nas X 48 Rich source 49 Something carbon monoxide lacks 50 Blocks 52 Philanderer 53 The “A” of A.D.L. 54 “I ___ saw true beauty till this night”: Romeo 55 See 14-Down 57 Brooks of “Spaceballs”

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